Watch: Brothers set new swimming record in 8-hour-long swimmathon in Coimbatore

Two brothers from Coimbatore, on 15 November, set a new swimming record by covering a combined distance of 22.65kms in an eight-hour swimathon.

S Sudhay, 15, and S Mritul, 12, achieved this incredible feat at the Yuva Bharathi Public School. Sudhay swam for a continuous five hours by using freestyle, breast, butterfly and back. Sudhay's brother Mritul covered a distance of 9.3kms in three hours only with freestyle technique. According to media reports, the brothers attempted to cover a distance of 12kms and 9kms respectively but managed to achieve more.

Tamil Nadu: Two brothers from Coimbatore set new records in swimming, covering a combined distance of 22.65 km in an eight hour swimathon. pic.twitter.com/VtxbhcPGbD